Maintenance Supervisor: ex-Gold Kist
10+ years of experience in Maintenance Supervision; Decreased downtime by 10% - 15% and increased production by 10%; Increased production over 10% by remodifying finished product conveyors and palletizers; Decreased downtime on labelers, multi-packers, by stepping up maintenance PMs on all equipment; Saved company $200K+ in 1 year by updating maintenance procedures and remodifying equipment; Helped decrease downtime in other sections of the plant by coordinating with supervisors and USDA inspectors; USDA SOPs, Refrigeration, HVAC Allen-Bradley PLCs

Senior Scientist: ex-Solae Company
20+ years of experience in Research and Development; Reduced defects by 100% in 2 projects with significant cost saving and process improvement; Provided training on Six Sigma projects; Developed proprietary process utilizing enzymes, food additives, chemicals and mechanical modification techniques to significantly, resulting in a 15% - 30% increase in functionality and greater than 50% longer shelf life in meat applications; Six Sigma, R&D, LIMS; PhD in Food Science and Technology, MS in Biochemistry

Director of Frozen Food: ex-Waldbaum's
20+ years of experience in Sales Management; Managed purchasing, planning, and merchandising of a product mix that generated $45M+ in annual sales; Re-merchandised poor performing stores, which resulted in a 7.6% increase in sales; Plan-o-Grams, Buying, Planning, Merchandising & Pricing, Promotions, Advertising & Marketing